Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Rosamond and Bailey

In 5 girls, Rosamond found its level. 50 years earlier, Bailey occupied that same statistical address.

1881–2025

Rosamond

peak 1916 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1916
Peak births 111
Latest count 5
Status Declining
Peak generation Greatest Generation
1916–2025

Bailey

peak 1998 2025 1900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1998
Peak births 5,198
Latest count 1,446
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Z
In 5 girls, Rosamond found its level. 50 years earlier, Bailey occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Z era; the other in the Greatest Generation world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.